All Her Secrets

Triston had just received a stern lecture from Branden, and he was finally behaving himself. Now Triston sat obediently beside Aidan. He kept sneaking glances in the direction of Branden.

Triston looked at Branden with curiosity. But he didn’t dare to size up Branden openly. He could only steal glances cautiously.

Although Triston had known for a while that Branden had taken an interest in Catherine, he hadn’t expected Branden to take action so swiftly.

In Triston’s view, Catherine looked incredibly youthful. Branden was quite audacious. Aidan noticed that Triston wasn’t touching his drink. Triston just sat there and gritted his teeth. Aidan found it oddly amusing.

Aidan poured two glasses of whiskey and handed one to Triston.

“Mr. Lambert, have a drink.”

Triston glanced down at the glass and realized it was whiskey. He instantly felt a bit nauseous. “Take it away. I don’t drink this stuff.”

Seeing his reaction, Aidan felt curious and couldn’t help but tease him. He asked playfully, “Oh, look who’s refusing a drink now? Mr. Duncan gave us a big surprise today. Did it inspire you to quit drinking, Mr. Lambert?”

Triston had no intentions of quitting drinking. He was just still shaken by yesterday’s events. Watching Aidan take big gulps of drink, Triston shook his head in resignation and said seriously, “Aidan, it’s okay to drink less. Drinking too much can lead to trouble.”

After saying this, Triston stood up and walked out of the private room. Aidan was thoroughly puzzled. He had no idea what was going on. Aidan stared blankly in the direction Triston had left. He muttered to himself, “Have they all gone crazy?”

Catherine sat beside Branden. Branden was concerned that she might be bored. He placed some hazelnuts in front of her.

great, but they were a bit tricky to eat. The shells were tough and required a special tool to crack open to get to the flesh

exposure to air. To enjoy them, one had to go for these freshly cracked nuts. Catherine

drinking. He silently lamented how age seemed to take a toll on everyone’s

Aidan, why would you invite us

many years and played every trick in the book. Branden was simply a monster in everything he did. No one could beat him in business or

was. But with Branden here, they couldn’t

her head. She looked at Branden with

rosy lips parted slightly, and a fragrance wafted gently toward

handsome face bore a charming yet somewhat cynical smile. He raised an eyebrow

exasperation. They thought inwardly, “Branden is truly something else. He can

years and never gained the upper hand in

bluffing. Catherine didn’t need to guess. She could tell from the amusement in Branden’s

noticed Catherine’s sudden interest, he thought she might be keen. Then he asked, “Catherine, we’re as good as done for when Mr. Duncan plays cards. How about

declined Triston’s invitation. She said, “I don’t know how to play

much. You play, and Mr. Duncan can be your backer. If you win, it’s yours. If you lose, it’s on Mr. Duncan. How

I win, it’s my prize. If I lose, Branden covers it?” She wasn’t about to stoop to playing cards and having someone else foot the bill. Before Catherine

turned her head to Branden beside her and stared at him with a questioning look. But Branden gently looked at her with indulgence. He said, “I’m in

get a chance

wealthy, so feel free to